Men arrested outside Holiday Inn, charged with auto burglary

Published: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 1:42 p.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 1:45 p.m.

OCALA — Two men seen acting suspiciously in a hotel parking lot early Tuesday were arrested by Ocala police and charged with auto burglary and grand theft.

Police were patrolling the Holiday Inn at 3600 S.W. 38th Ave. when they saw a man carrying four black plastic tool cases. Officers called the man over, and he told them the tools belonged to him and he had picked them up from his cousin, who was staying at the hotel.

Another man nearby began to walk away, but was quickly detained. The first man told police the second man was his cousin.

When asked if they were cousins, the man who trying to walk away said no.

The men gave officers conflicting stories on where they were coming from, who the tools belonged to and why they were in the area.

Officers found an unlocked pickup in the parking lot and contacted the owner, who was staying at the hotel. He told them the tool boxes were his.

Gary F. Senters Jr., 39, and Christopher Cantrell, 32, were arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail.

<p>OCALA  Two men seen acting suspiciously in a hotel parking lot early Tuesday were arrested by Ocala police and charged with auto burglary and grand theft.</p><p>Police were patrolling the Holiday Inn at 3600 S.W. 38th Ave. when they saw a man carrying four black plastic tool cases. Officers called the man over, and he told them the tools belonged to him and he had picked them up from his cousin, who was staying at the hotel.</p><p>Another man nearby began to walk away, but was quickly detained. The first man told police the second man was his cousin.</p><p>When asked if they were cousins, the man who trying to walk away said no.</p><p>The men gave officers conflicting stories on where they were coming from, who the tools belonged to and why they were in the area.</p><p>Officers found an unlocked pickup in the parking lot and contacted the owner, who was staying at the hotel. He told them the tool boxes were his.</p><p>Gary F. Senters Jr., 39, and Christopher Cantrell, 32, were arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail.</p>